Changing Climate

Maryland’s Secretary of the Environment says that the coronavirus pandemic has reinforced the need to transform transportation in the state

Even with improved air quality as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere remain high. Storm Team4 meteorologist Amelia Draper explains the environmental impact.

Accessible only by plane or boat, Tangier Island in the Chesapeake Bay has reported zero cases of the coronavirus

Storm Team4 meteorologist Amelia Draper explains why April saw so much rain and what it means for the future of the area.

Reports of accidental poisonings from cleaners and disinfectants are up sharply, and researchers believe it’s related to the coronavirus epidemic.

A big picture look at global insect decline shows land bugs are disappearing at a rate of nearly 1% a year

Earth Day celebrates 50 years. Storm Team4’s meteorologist Amelia Draper explains how NASA has played an important role.

Lithium-ion batteries, found in laptops, mobile phones and many other things we use every day, often have a rather costly carbon footprint. But a tiny town in the American West called Orovada could play a big role in making green energy more green.

Monumental challenges remain 50 years after the first Earth Day helped spur activism over air and water pollution and disappearing plants and animals

Coronavirus stay-at-home orders and social distancing are having an unintended side effect: clear skies and cleaner air. Even in the world’s most polluted capital city, New Delhi, monuments were visible against blue skies for the first time in generations.

Ten years ago, an oil rig explosion killed 11 workers and unleashed an environmental nightmare in the Gulf of Mexico

Whether you were hoping to march for climate change or simply be out enjoying Mother Earth, you can tune in to a number of programs and events taking place digitally.

Ten years after the nation’s biggest offshore oil spill fouled its waters, the Gulf of Mexico sparkles in the sunlight and its fish are safe to eat